Krasnoyarsk Krai
Krasnoyarsk Krai is a
federal subject of
Russia . It is the second largest Russian region after the
Sakha Republic, occupying an area of 2,339,700 km?, which is 13% of the country's total territory. The administrative center of the krai is
Krasnoyarsk.
Encyclopedia
Krasnoyarsk Krai is a
federal subject of
Russia . It is the second largest Russian region after the
Sakha Republic, occupying an area of 2,339,700 kmē, which is 13% of the country's total territory. The administrative center of the krai is
Krasnoyarsk.
Geography
The krai lies in the middle of
Siberia, stretching 3,000 km from north to south. It shares borders with
Tyumen,
Tomsk,
Irkutsk, and
Kemerovo oblasts, the republics of
Khakassia,
Tuva, and
Sakha, and the
Arctic Ocean in the north. It contains
Evenk and
Taymyr Autonomous Okrugs, which will be merged into the krai on January 1, 2007 following a referendum on the issue held on April 17, 2005.
Time zone
Krasnoyarsk Krai is located in the
Krasnoyarsk Time Zone .
UTC offset is +0700 /+0800 .
History
The krai was created in 1934 and then included
Taymyr and
Evenk Autonomous Okrugs and Khakasiya Autonomous Oblast. In 1991,
Khakassia seceded and became a republic within the Russian Federation.
During
Stalin's times, many
Russians,
Ukrainians,
Belarusians and other nationals were arrested and sent to Krasnoyarsk region to exile.
- See also the Ket people.
Economy
Over 95% of the cities, a majority of the industrial enterprises, and all of the agriculture are concentrated in the south of the region. It is rich among the richest of Russia's regions in natural resources. Eighty percent of the country's
nickel, 75% of its
cobalt, 70% of its
copper, 16% of its
coal, and 10% of its
gold are extracted in the region.
Krasnoyarsk also produces 20% of the country's
timber. The region's major industries are: non-ferrous metallurgy, energy, forestry, chemicals, and oil refining.
Administrative divisions
